Wafer Paper Frills, Ruffles & Accents

August 23, 2015

The evolution and continuous innovation that’s taking place in cake art has seen cake designers explore new possibilities for wafer paper decor in cake design. Moving beyond the much-loved wafer paper flowers the medium is largely associated with, designers are exploring the wonderful qualities of this edible medium to create texture and structure in their new designs this year.

Nicole Slater of Sweet Love Cake Couture has created a wafer paper masterpiece above, making optimum use of wafer paper’s pliability when lightly steamed to create delicate watercoloured frills in a beautifully muted cloudy grey with a hint of blush and finished with a marvelous rambling rose for an exquisite botanical inspired design. (For a tutorial how how to create wafer paper frills, see Shawna McGreevy’s demonstration here: wafer paper frills tutorial.)

Rice paper lace created with a simple paper punch is fashioned into dramatic, statement ruffles in this unique wedding cake design by Makiko Searle.

Mixed metallics are a striking and undeniably stylish choice for a wafer paper finished cake, as seen by this runway inspired design by @R Cake.

A band of floral-embellished lace is accented by tiers of delicate wafer paper frills in an on-trend design by Rouvelee’s Creations (below right). On the left, a Marchesa wedding gown echoes the beauty of torn layers of wafer paper frills that make a beautiful wedding cake adornment.